Health Protection and Promotion in the Workplace: A Review and Application of Value and Regulatory Focus Perspectives

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2008

Volumn 23, Issue , 2008, Pages 239-260

  Tetrick, Lois E ^a   Ford, Michael T ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal setting and safety related behavior; Health protection and health promotion programs; Health protection and safety; Health protection from organizational perspective; Prevention and promotion regulatory focus; Promotion focus and gain non gain perspective; Regulatory focus theory; Regulatory focus theory and prevention regulatory focus; Safety and production goals; Safety interventions in occupational injuries and illnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883404623     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470773277.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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